Peninsula: Dozens of canoes from North Olympic Peninsula expected in this year’s Paddle Journey

Hundreds of Indians from the North Olympic Peninsula are preparing for this year's Paddle Journey, which will travel from Clallam and Jefferson counties to Snohomish… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council likely to review proposed increase to electricity rates next month

PORT ANGELES -- The city's monthly electricity rates could increase as much as $7 per household this fall because of rising wholesale costs from suppliers.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Water restrictions start for six weeks later this month

PORT ANGELES -- Residents will face voluntary water restrictions for about six weeks beginning late this month during construction of a cover on one of… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Nine properties would be developed under Port’s 20-year plan

PORT TOWNSEND -- Potential development of nine properties is being considered by Port of Port Townsend commissioners as part the agency's master planning. Updating of… Continue reading

Sequim: Only 20 turn out to tell Planning Commission how shopping centers should look

SEQUIM -- City planning commissioners heard from a small audience Tuesday night on how large-scale retail developments coming to Sequim ought to look. About 20… Continue reading

Centennial of flight provides fun summertime reading for North Olympic Peninsula kids

The story of the first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright a century ago is being told during the next seven weeks to promote youth… Continue reading

Gardiner: Fuel removed from stranded sailboat

The Coast Guard Marine Safety Office on Monday removed 45 gallons of diesel fuel from a 41-foot sailboat that ran aground Sunday in Discovery Bay.… Continue reading

Jefferson: State lists Hadlock-area shellfish area as polluted, possibly unsafe

For the first time in years, a shellfish growing area in Jefferson County has been listed by the state Department of Health as too polluted… Continue reading

Peninsula: Federal oil spill prevention money will fund tugboat, weather sensors; locations to be determined

Federal funds totaling $1.6 million will pay for more weather sensors and rescue tugboats to help protect the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Contractor selected to finish interior of skills center

PORT ANGELES -- The School Board has picked a Port Angeles contractor to complete interior construction of the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center. Vision Builders,… Continue reading

Sequim: Another contentious hearing over Wal-Mart

SEQUIM -- The City Council heard final testimony Monday night on appeals challenging construction of a Wal-Mart "superstore" at Sequim's western entrance. The meeting was… Continue reading

Sequim: Investigators now think July 4 house fire was started by fireworks

SEQUIM -- A house fire that caused extensive damage Friday night was probably started by fireworks, investigators say. The fire broke out about 11:30 p.m.… Continue reading

Clallam: Fire destroys family’s home

EDEN VALLEY -- A 5-year-old boy set his little sister's bed on fire Sunday, burning his family's manufactured home to the ground in this isolated… Continue reading

Clallam: Group backs full disclosure in PA fluoridation

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Citizens for Safe Drinking Water has asked the city of Port Angeles to adequately disclose to the public known adverse… Continue reading

Sailboat runs aground in Discovery Bay

GARDINER -- Coast Guard Group Port Angeles assisted a 41-foot sailboat that ran ago aground Sunday in Discovery Bay. The captain of the vessel, whom… Continue reading

WEST END: BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY CLOSES IN FORKS

FORKS -- The city's mayor hopes that the closing of the city's only full-fledged building supply business will be a temporary loss -- one that… Continue reading

Clallam: House fire in Sequim leads Fourth of July blazes

A fire raged through a Sequim home late Friday night, one of several blazes that kept local firefighters busy on the Fourth of July. The… Continue reading

Jefferson: Law enforcers kept busy over holiday

Firefighters in Jefferson County didn't have their sleep interrupted by fireworks-related blazes Friday night, but Independence Day wasn't as easy for police patrolling the roadways… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Buying at garage sales

Three dollars for an espresso machine; a cordless drill -- never used -- for about six bucks. The Mikasa butter dish that completes a collection… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Garage sales and thrift stores help each other

Garage sales often act as suppliers for the thrift shops, several North Olympic Peninsula store managers say. "It's more of a symbiotic relationship than competition,"… Continue reading